Comparison

Scanner vs DokuScan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Scanner

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a powerful document scanner. Effortlessly capture, enhance, and organize your important papers with automatic corner detection and distortion removal. Share your scanned documents as PDFs via email or other platforms.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Import from gallery
  • Automatic corner detection
  • Distortion removal
  • PDF conversion
  • Document management
  • Export via email
Features
Currently charting
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Use your iPhone/iPad as a scanner! It has never been easier to scan documents without an extra hardware device. Just make a picture of your document, the application does the rest! An advanced algorithm will automatically detect the corners and remove any distortion. You end up with a perfect scan in no time! Have your documents on you all the time! TOP FEATURES: ▶ Fast and convenient access to the camera ▶ Scan documents with the camera ▶ Import pages form the gallery ▶ Precise and automatic corner detection ▶ Magnifier glass for optimal corner selection ▶ Automatic distortion removal ▶ Post processing functionality (crop, rotate,..) ▶ Optimize the document (brightness, saturation, contrast) ▶ Black & white filter for readability ▶ Unlimited documents and pages ▶ Clear & brilliant preview of documents ▶ Document management (rename, cut/copy, paste, ...) ▶ Export capabilities (email, gallery, …) ▶ PDF converter ▶ Print documents with AirPrint ▶ Send PDF documents by e-Mail ▶ Access to documents with Web-Browser and iTunes ▶ Univeral iPhone/iPad app ▶ Help system WHAT TO SCAN: ▶ Customer Cards ▶ Manuals & Books ▶ Barcodes ▶ Bills ▶ Contracts ▶ Passport ▶ Visas ▶ Business Cards ▶ Formulas ▶ ... other important Documents

About

DokuScan

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DokuScan - Digitalisierung von Papierbelegen durch mobiles Scannen Diese App ist ein Add-On zur betriebswirtschaftlichen Maler-Software C.A.T.S.-WARICUM. Viele Dokumente und Belege erreichen noch heute in Papierform das Malerbüro. Die Rede ist von Eingangsrechnungen, Lieferscheinen, Tankquittungen, Verträgen und sonstigen Dokumenten. Die App DokuScan ermöglicht die schnelle Digitalisierung dieser Papierbelege und automatische Ablage in der betriebswirtschaftlichen Maler-Software C.A.T.S.-WARICUM. Mit DokuScan wird der Papierbeleg fotografiert und anschließend automatisch als PDF-Datei dort abgespeichert, wo er hingehört, also ins Rechnungseingangsjournal, ins Kassenbuch, in die Projekt-, Kunden-, Lieferanten- oder Geräteakte der Maler-Software C.A.T.S.-WARICUM. Die App setzt die betriebswirtschaftliche Maler-Software C.A.T.S.-WARICUM ab Version 3.3 voraus.

Screenshots

Scanner4 screens
DokuScan2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DokuScan at Free against Scanner's $2.99. Scanner's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 24 months) and chart position (#98 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DokuScan is free to download; Scanner costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner ships an update every 8 months, DokuScan every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Scanner versus DokuScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScannerDokuScan
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaphael OdermattC.A.T.S.-Soft GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

DokuScan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanner free?
Scanner costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DokuScan free?
DokuScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scanner or DokuScan have ads?
Neither Scanner nor DokuScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner or DokuScan?
Scanner ships an update every 8 months, and DokuScan every 24 months. Most recently, Scanner was updated on September 27, 2026 and DokuScan on September 22, 2026.

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